Evaluation of facial expression in
acute pain in cats.
Development of a behaviour - based measurement tool with defined intervention level for assessing
acute pain in cats.
Simple, online, practice - friendly numerical rating scales are available and are slowly helping to improve recognition of feline pain.13 One such scale has been developed (but not yet validated) by Colorado State University.13 A currently validated assessment tool is the UNESP - Botucatu multidimensional composite pain scale, available here.14, 15 The Glasgow Feline Composite Measure Pain Scale: CMPS — Feline (CMPS - F) has been described as «a valid scale for the measurement of
acute pain in cats [that] heralds a new era in the recognition and management of
acute pain in cats.»
Not exact matches
The effect of the clot depends on its location, although
in cats with HCM, clots most commonly result
in blockage of blood flow to the hind limbs, causing
acute hind limb
pain or,
in extreme cases, hind limb paralysis.
Trauma is the leading cause of
acute pain in our dogs and
cats.
There are now two
pain scales validated to assess surgical
pain in the
cat, the UNESP - Botucatu Multidimensional Composite
Pain Scale and the Glasgow Composite Measure
Pain Scale — Feline.4, 5 The Colorado State University Feline
Acute Pain Scale is also a useful tool to assess
pain in cats, although it has not been validated.3 Regardless of how you are assessing feline postoperative
pain, we can assume that
cats will feel
pain.
Prescription - controlled medications such as Buprenex are sometimes helpful
in managing
acute and chronic
pain in cats.
Refinement and initial validation of a multidimensional composite scale for use
in assessing
acute postoperative
pain in cats.
Although NSAIDs have been gaining popularity for
pain control
in cats, these agents may predispose feral
cats to
acute renal failure if they are hypotensive from anesthesia, dehydrated, or debilitated.
Signs associated with
acute pancreatitis are variable and non-specific Common findings
in dogs: anorexia, vomiting, abdominal
pain, depression, diarrhoea and pyrexia Common findings
in cats: lethargy, anorexia, dehydration; vomiting and abdominal
pain less likely
The site of thromboembolism most commonly observed
in cats with HCM is the distal aorta (termed a saddle thrombus), and clinical signs of hind limb paralysis and
acute pain in the hind limbs may be observed.